When I log onto the internet, can the forums I visit trace my MAC address for the network card and modem?
2006-08-04 01:06:14 · 3 answers · asked by Weng 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Does that mean that forum don't use MAC address to trace who logs in?
2006-08-04 03:54:52 · update #1
usually not for a normal forum.
If you are talking live on there possibly, but the other guy would really need to know what he was doing to trace you
2006-08-04 01:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally not. Once the connection passes through a router, the MAC address is irrelevant.
Your IP address is another story, however. It can always be traced.
2006-08-04 08:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. anytime you go on the internet your information about your computer becomes public. So if the forum you are logging into gathers that information then they can see it.
2006-08-04 08:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋